Registering for Business Rates
You're liable for Business Rates if you:
- occupy a property, as an owner or tenant
- rent a property and signed a tenancy, even if you have not moved in or started trading
- are the landlord of a property and you do not have a tenant.
If you're responsible for paying Business Rates and your business premises is empty, you might qualify for a Business Rates exemption.
Online Business Rates account
If you have an online Business Rates account with us, you can:
- check your balance
- see what you've paid
- see when your next payments are due.
Business Rates by email
You can sign up for your Business Rates bill to be sent to your email address.
If you currently receive a paper Business Rates bill in the post, you can sign up to receive your bill via email instead.
Manage your Business Rates account
Change of address
If you're moving into or out of a property, you can report this change to us online. This change can also be reported by landlords, whose tenants are moving in or out of their property.
Occupation change
Some changes can affect your Business Rates, which can be reported to us online. This could be if you are:
- setting up a new business
- opening a new shop
- taking over an established business
- buying or renting a business property. even if you are not trading yet
- buying a business property and intend to rent it out to tenants
- expanding your business by buying or renting a new property in addition to one you already own or rent.
Vacating a business
Please complete the online business vacation form if you're:
- selling your business property
- closing down your business to rent the property to tenants
- ending your tenancy.
If you're ending your tenancy, the responsibility for Business Rates will return to the landlord once the property is empty.
Tenant change for landlords
If you're a landlord and a tenant moves in to or out of your property, you'll need to let us know.